Shuyan Dai

The Executioners of Mitochondrial Apoptosis: Structures, Mechanisms, and Therapeutic Advances of BAX, BAK, and BOK

ABSTRACT The BCL‐2 family effector proteins BAX, BAK, and BOK are pivotal regulators of the mitochondrial apoptosis pathway. They act as the ultimate executioners responsible for the irreversible step of mitochondrial outer membrane permeabilization. Their molecular conformations...